Management Information Systems and Data Warehousing in Walmart

This report discusses the interconnection of different business units in Walmart, the role of data warehousing, and the company's code of conduct and GDPR. It also covers Walmart's Executive Support System, Knowledge Management System, and Decision Support System. The report provides insights into Walmart's retail sector, organisational structure, and evaluation of its present information system.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK ..............................................................................................................................................3
Different business departments of Walmart is interlinked..........................................................3
Interconnection of all the business units of the Walmart............................................................5
Different types of the data and the duties or role of warehousing in walmart............................8
Information about the code of conduct and the new GDPR of the company Walmart............11
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
System of management information assist in acquiring effectualness in the operations of the
company. The firm has to examine several set of skills majorly technical skills. Currently
organisations are trying to encourage the promotion of the use of the technology with the goal of
acquiring effectual and efficiency in the functions of the company the gives the conclusion of
attaining goals and targets of the firm. The growth process of constructive bond of the employees
with their associates as well as seniors and also their social relations can be determine in the
organisation. It is very obligatory for the evolution of the company to form suitable decision
making, commercial operations in the aid of the workers for their engagement practices. It also
assist the firm in efficaciously attaining their targets. The following report is based on the firm
Walmart Plc. Which is a internationally recognised corporation of retail segment. Company is
having various chain of their super marts , hypermarkets, and various discount stores in the
United States as well as in the entire world. Headquarters of the company is in Bentonville and it
was founded by the Sam Walton in 1962. The following report will cover the several functional
divisions of Walmart in the sort of duties as well as the obligations of the data warehousing of
the firm. In addition to this, it will include the code of conduct with the GDPR.
TASK
Different business departments of Walmart is interlinked.
Brand Walamrt is a well established firm which is functioning its organisational operations at the
several locations in order to delivering many retail merchandise or services to their clients with
the support of their hypermarket, Discount stores, and super marts. Firm is working their
functions with the help of more than 2,300,000 employees in the organisation as well as
company is operating their business with more than 10000 stores globally. The people working
in the organisation are best known for the success of the company as the employees there are
very precious asset as it help in giving the conclusion in the accomplishment of their goals as
well as the objectives. In addition to this firm is gaining annual gross revenue of more then 10
billion dollars. The several divisions of the firm Walmart are mentioned below briefly.
In USA, Walmart has a wider presence as it alone contributes more than around 60% of
the total market share of all the Walmarts around the world. Many retail segment industries are

initiated after the launch of the Walmart in USA which concerns discount stores, supermarket,
neighbourhood markets and super centres. Brief description of retail sector of the firm Walmart
is mentioned below:
 Walmart Super centres – This organisational department is can be known on the
foundation of the features of supermarket as it promotes related retail merchandise like
frozen foods, baked foods, products of garden use, many optical centres and several
more. In the year 1988 the first super mart of the Walmart is launched in the Washington
DC. In current situation there are only less than 3500 active stores are left and operating
in the USA. Firm is selling all sort of essential daily consumption merchandise of several
categories. The firm is adapting several techniques regarding technology for providing
their merchandise to their client like giving the client an opportunity of using the online
portals in order to order something which can be delivered at their door step with in small
time.
 Walmart discount stores – This division of the firm is providing the merchandise or
products to their clients by tempting them with many compensations, rewards, coupons
etc. Idea of launch of the discount stores came form the major success of the Walmart's
supermarket stores. The first discount store is opened in 1990 at the Bentoville. Since the
reputation of the company's super centres affects the betterment in the productivity and
performance of these stores.
 Walmart neighbourhood market – Firm launched a chain after almost 9 to 10 years of
their grocery and retail segment stores. This type of market focuses on only pharma, fuel
and grocery products. More than 50% of the total sales revenue of the firm is getting by
their grocery segment only. The objective of this market is to fill the area of their other
stores like discount as well as super centres. In addition to this, it is also determined that
there are more than 500 neighbourhood stores in which more than 90 employees in each
store is working.
There are various types of department that allows the company to link their operations such as
sales, marketing, accounts, human resource and several more divisions. In it the enterprise can
give their crucial information regarding the organisation's growth. The firm is taking various
right software approach in order to manage their vital information safe and sound. Management
of the firm Walmart, is taking the help of the cloud storage activity which is very supportive in

order to get various data with keeping those data protected or any type of blockage of the clients
data.
Interconnection of all the business units of the Walmart.
Every unit of the firm Walmart is basically interrelated with their two aspects which is
technology as well as infrastructure in order to make the effectual supply chain in all their units
and even infrastructure and technology supports the firm in many different practices also. In
order to operate all the company's working in a suitable manner by ensuring the actual utilisation
of the infrastructure as well as technology that can support in playing the essential role in the
long term growth and success of the firm. In addition to this, with the support of the both
technology and infrastructure the management of the Walmart can manage their stock entry and
the availability of the good in all their business units (Mubako, 2017). Moreover, all the business
unit of the company Walmart is commonly interlinked for making a suitable structure as it aid in
the managing the large data or information of their staff and all the resources in there every
business unit. Technology and infrastructure of the firm Walmart is connected to their every
department as it helps in the growth and long term success of the company.
Structure of Walmart.
Management of the firm Walmart plc. Is pursuing the hierarchical structure of the organisation
with in their organisation in which the higher level authorities and not at all accountable to
anyone in the company. Every worker in the company is the associate to the higher level
management. The instructions are given to the middle level management from the high level
authorities and also those guidance to the lower level workers. Company has made various
departments of their operations such as sales, finance, customer service, human resourece
department and several others. This technique is very much advantagous of the company in order
to maintain consumer base, geographical level as well as the objective and values of the
company (Parella, 2021).
Data flow diagram:

The above diagram involves the consumer and the management of the company. According to
this above diagram it shows the flow of data from consumers to the management and vice versa.

Above image tells about the data flow after the any order or purchase by the consumers.
Different types of the data and the duties or role of warehousing in walmart.
Company is working their organisational functions of producing various retail products which
can be used by their consumers on the daily basis that are being sold in their different stores like
hyopermarkets, super marts and discounted stores. The company Walmart is pursuing their
divisional structure and selling several merchandise (Zavoral, 2019). Moreover to this, Walmart
plc is increasing and growing firm as they are working their organisational practices in a suitable
constitution that can also links the departments of the firm together. Management is mainly
aiming to adapt the latest technology that involves various software in the company which assist
in eliminating human errors as well as increasing the productivity. The adaptation of the latest
technology in the company helps the employees in making their working lot easier and
convenient in order to achieve their task in a effective and efficient way. In accordance to

enhance the performance and productivity in order to increase their revenues it is mandatory for
the firm to initiate various new technologies in the firm. In keeping the information of the
warehousing, this application plays an crucial role. It involves the researcher process as portion
of the data and knowledge that is immediately linked to the further latest technology.
Management of the Walmart is working their organisational functions in suitable way in order to
accomplish their objectives by keeping and managing the data of the warehousing (Saad, and
Abd Rahman, 2018).
 Executive Support System (ESS) – This system is the part of the information
technology and it is majorly utilised by the higher level authorities of the company with
the sole purpose of making the decisions linked to the making of effective strategies. This
executive support system operates for the assembling the essential data linked to the
essential operational of the firm in order to understand the each and every factor of the
company. Management of Walmart is utilising this system with the main goal of
assembling the related information of the stock in the warehouse on the base of their
financial status as well as sales.
 Knowledge Management System – This system of information technology links to the
betterment of the flow of the authentic data regarding the consumers as well as about the
management of the company. In accordance to know more about the workers of the
organisation, so knowledge management systems have an essential role in it. The
technique of knowledge management system in the company gives a conclusion about the
total handiness of the many money making chances.
 Decision Support System - The firm is obliged to make very proper decisions in the
firm in order to eliminate or overcome the various complex situations with the support of
this system. Majorly firms is focused on evaluating their various tools related to
information technology and these tools are also utilised by the firm with the aim of
gathering the more authentic as well as reliable data.
The handiness of the ample data in a unstructured, semi structured as well as structured type Is
called the big data. In accordance to assemble the authentic as well as reliable data , management
of the walmart is letting the working of the assembling of the info with the optimal use of the
inside performance. This system is known to be as very much supportive for the company as it

helps them in the evolution of workers skills that are being utilised in the sole aim of
approaching the similar goals (Garani, and Adam,, 2020).
Evaluation of the present IS at Walmart:
One of the most essential method of the present information system of the firm Walmart is
CAMELS. There are many several components that are involves in this technique like
investment, income, etc for the company to suitably manage the info, hence this method is one of
the best technique for it (NaM, 2021). With the goal of approaching the data, management of the
Walmart is utilising the ATP framework. This system supports the organisation in working with
the mentioned information instead of managing the others.
Recommandation:
Above mentioned system assist the firm in knowing as well as understanding the various future
chances that are there in the market segment. Above mentioned model are known to be the
opportunities that are there for the company. With the help of these models the firm can attain
their targets in a appropriate way which is beneficial for the growth of the organisation.
Company, walmart is recommanded that they need to concentrate on the particular strategies
they made in terms of the quantitative as well as qualitative data methods with the aid o fthe IT.
Strategies related to the technology to alter the bif data strategy:
Management of the company and efficiency immediately impacts the large data. It is the
procedure that is known as the message towards the evolution of the firm that gives the
conclusion in giving the various profits later. Making use of various latest tech in the
organisation gives the major possibilities in the success of the firm (Zerlang, 017).
Benefits and Drawbacks of the information system:
Benefits of the information system
 Information system also gives the
proper resolution to the issues as well
as the challenges of the consumers of
the several countries in accordance of
their possible time and help them in
overcoming those problems in an
effective and efficient way.
 The adaptation of the information
Drawbacks of the information system
 It is bit expensive for the organisation
to install the information technology
system in their organisation. Moreover,
in order to manage those technology
firm needs to recruit who are able to
utilise the technology in an effective as
well as the efficient manner.
 Safety of Information and data of the

system which aims on getting the
impelling in the functions of the
business that also improves the
productivity as the use of effective IT
in the firm can gives the conclusion of
achieving the tasks and goals in a
proper way and also by taking less time
to accomplish.
organisation is very much important as
in order to keep the privacy of their
consumer's data safe and secure. So,
there are various unwanted as well as
unauthorised user that can steal or hack
the data of the company.
Information about the code of conduct and the new GDPR of the company Walmart.
It is the accumulation of various instructions as well as the guidelines which is formed by the
European Union that gives the safety to the data and info of the company. It plays a crucial role
in giving the security to the essential data of the organisation related to their company from any
type of unauthorised or unwanted person.
Ethical – There are various types of the software which are utilised by the management
of the Walmart in order to maintain and manage the working of their tasks in an effective
and efficient manner. It also helps in resolving the various issues which are faced by the
company as well as the employees. The workers of the company is needed to
communicate with the company in respect of the problems which might come if the
operations are done in a not so ethical way. It also immediately impacts the whole
organisational productivity as well as the profitability of the company and also posses the
major threat of the security. In accordance to the addressing the needs of the consumers
as well as the government , the companion is obligatory to function their work with more
of in a ethical manner in the organisation (Huang, and Yuan, 2019).
Legal – The presence of the GDPR norms, is there in the legislation of the European
Union. Firm is using various policies and laws in addressing the working externally from

the European Union as well as the EEA. Company, Walmart is taking various decisions
in regards of their merchandise after the detailed discussion on it. If the consumers of the
company are happy and satisfied in the consumption of the goods or services of the
company then it can help them in making better revenues as it will enable in long term
success and growth of the company. Moreover, management is obliged to complete their
formalities of all the legal practices.
Professional – The main practice that is needed by the firm is to operate their work in a
professional way. Management of the company Walmart, manages their expertness at the
company by not at all sharing the confidential data or info of the firm with anyone
outside of the company. There are various secret data of the consumers which needs to be
with the company only in order to prevent any type of misuse of that data. Making sure of
the privacy of data, it can help the firm in gaining various loyal customers also and can
also assist in enhancing their goodwill (Flint, 2017).
CONCLUSION
From the above report it is concluded that the all the organisational units of the company are
basically linked to other in various different manner. Management of information technology
assist the company in accomplishing their objectives in an effective as wll as in the efficient way
and also support them making authentic strategies and reliable decisions in order to the long term
success of the company. There are many kinds in which a information travel in the company. So,
in order to show the flow of the data it is described with the help of a diagram above. System of
data warehousing is a very important technique for the company Walmart as it needs to manage
the information of the consumers with respect of their goods. Data is very helpful as it can create
and evolute the various ideas as well as the decisions which are beneficial of the growth of the
firm. IT supports the company in producing optimistic bond with their clients that gives a
conclusion in enhancing the long term growth of the company. GDPR assist the business in
managing their info as well as data secure from the outside threats.

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